Eagles lose against conference teams
CSC volleyball team continues to struggle and takes the fall in three sets against both Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference matches, Friday and Saturday against Adams State University and New Mexico Highlands.
Against Adams State, the Eagles was 26 kills and 26 errors on 82 attacks. The sets for Friday game were 18-25, 18-25, 16-25. While Saturday was 21-25, 15-25, 22-25; with 30 kills and 16 errors of 106 attacks.
“Even though we did have a weekend where we didn’t walk away with a win, I think some players just in general really stepped up and worked hard to fill some holes that we had on our team,” Head Volleyball Coach Jennifer Stadler said. “So that’s great to see that we have some players that can be a little bit more versatile for us.”
Freshman on the court seemed to excel for the Eagles through the difficult competition.
Aiyana Fujiyama, freshman of Wahiawa, Hawaii, killed it on the court during both games. She led the Eagles in kills both game with seven kills on Friday and 10 on Saturday. Against New Mexico Highlands, Fujiyama also recorded seven blocks.
“She’s doing a good job getting better, learning the pace of the game as far as blocking goes. I thought our setters did a really good job of feeding her the ball,” Stadler said.
Audrey Bennett, freshman of Lenexa, Kansas, helped the Eagles with many assists, 20 on Friday and 11 on Saturday. She recorded 11 digs over both games and was the only ace serve on Saturday.
Amber Harvey, freshman of Centennial, Colorado, lead the Eagles in blocks with three on Saturday and one on Friday. Over the weekend, Harvey killed 11 attacks.
Rylee Greiman, junior of Windsor, Colorado, recorded 18 digs, 10 against New Mexico Highlands. She also added one ace and one assist to her stats against Adams State.
“We have had to face some adversity with injuries and sickness,” Greiman said. “So, it was great to see some players step up and embrace new roles this weekend. It’s also been awesome to see our younger players step up and make big impacts on the court.”
Alexia Hurtado, junior of Aurora, Colorado, was close behind Greiman with 16 digs over the weekend. Hurtado also had a block per game.
“There are some tiny moments that we’re showing the potential that our team could be or the potential that we have,” Stadler said. “If we can keep building off of all those little things that we’re getting better at and then get consistent with the rest of our play; I’m excited to see those things develop for sure.”
The Eagle will host their first home games of the season against Black Hills State University Friday, and South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Saturday in the Chicoine Center.